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of the people who voted early in ohio 2008 they favored barack obama over john mccain by nearly 60/40. so early voting was a great boom to the democratic side the last time barack obama ran for president. if you're a republican you can see the problem. when the republican party subsequently took over control of state government in ohio, they moved to shut down as much early voting as they could. ohio republicans first tried to cut early voting in half. democrats were able to block them on that. so then they came up with a plan where only republican-leerning countys would not have those hours. that was subtle. they didn't get away with that either. finally they tried to settle on all the counties in the state having the same early voting hours, but early voting would stop throughout the state days sooner than it usually did. the last three days before the election including the all important last sunday before the election when african-american churches in particular typically organized their souls to the polls car pool trips to bring people to early vote. ohio's republican governor an
of the people who voted early in ohio 2008 they favored barack obama over john mccain by nearly 60/40. so early voting was a great boom to the democratic side the last time barack obama ran for president. if you're a republican you can see the problem. when the republican party subsequently took over control of state government in ohio, they moved to shut down as much early voting as they could. ohio republicans first tried to cut early voting in half. democrats were able to block them on that....
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sadly in 2000, john mccain quit the presidential race today. >> if john mccain was going to be president, something would have to give. [♪] >> hey johnny, what are you rebelling against? >> what do you got? >> from the start john mccain was a rebel. everybody assumed this son of grandson of admirals would be a star at the naval academy. he showed them. >> nobody tells me what to do. >> his career as an aviator was a stuff of legends. and he fought back against the man crashes not once, not two, not three, but four, but five of the navy's finest aircrafts. after ditching his final bird he spent five and a half years in a north vietmanese prison where he stayed sane by decorating and redecorating the rooms of ten different imaginary houses. for his heroism he was awarded a purple heart and hot wife and with inoculation against all future political attacks but mccain bristled under ethics when they brought him up against ethics charges. >> i'm to the king around here and don't forget it. >> johnny had had enough of congress. he was ready to take his place among america's maverick presiden
sadly in 2000, john mccain quit the presidential race today. >> if john mccain was going to be president, something would have to give. [♪] >> hey johnny, what are you rebelling against? >> what do you got? >> from the start john mccain was a rebel. everybody assumed this son of grandson of admirals would be a star at the naval academy. he showed them. >> nobody tells me what to do. >> his career as an aviator was a stuff of legends. and he fought back...
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wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate. it is like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. >>> speaking of the vice president. >> president obama said he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate, even though biden made a series of major gaff's this week. joe biden was, this is great. >> it was so hot today, joe biden was putting his foot in his mouth just to cool it off. >> president obama called mitt romney and asked him if he would fire biden. true story. >> makes you wonder why anybody would ever run for president. >> it is the worst job in the world and you have to run. you have to beat yourself up before you get in to take over the worst job in the world. would you be surprised if nobody ran for president? no, i wouldn't be surprised. nope. sorry. i got a gig at dairy queen. that's where i'll be. i'm not running for nothing. >> after this week, we could all use a good laugh. thanks for watching "state of the union." i'm jim acosta in washington. special thanks to candy for letting me cover and congrat
wait, john mccain is giving advice about choosing a running mate. it is like donald trump giving advice about choosing a barber. >>> speaking of the vice president. >> president obama said he is sticking with joe biden as his running mate, even though biden made a series of major gaff's this week. joe biden was, this is great. >> it was so hot today, joe biden was putting his foot in his mouth just to cool it off. >> president obama called mitt romney and asked him if...
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senator john mccain of arizona, followed by senator john thune and rob portman of ohio. at 9:00, the porter regan governor, tim pawlenty, former republican presidential candidate, and mike huckabee, who ran in 2008. wrapping up this evening, condoleezza rice, the former secretary of state, former national security adviser to president bush, susana martinez, the governor of new mexico, and the vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, will wrap up the evening tonight. all that coming up live on pre convention coverage at 6:00, gavel-to-gavel coverage at 7:00, live from tampa. omar is on the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say, president obama talking to today's youth, i thought he did a great job. since i am independent, he is the best president next to ron paul. i just think he does a great job with our youth, and i am thankful for it. host: he is emphasizing issues like education and same-sex marriage. he received 66% of the vote in 2008. next up is vittori in stockton, california, on our republican line. caller: i just had a couple of commons. the last thing tha
senator john mccain of arizona, followed by senator john thune and rob portman of ohio. at 9:00, the porter regan governor, tim pawlenty, former republican presidential candidate, and mike huckabee, who ran in 2008. wrapping up this evening, condoleezza rice, the former secretary of state, former national security adviser to president bush, susana martinez, the governor of new mexico, and the vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, will wrap up the evening tonight. all that coming up live on pre...
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back to 2008 when john mccain got walloped by barack obama, that was the margin by which john mccain lost the latino vote. being behind by 36 points means you can't win the election. you have to do better if you want to win the presidency. the national pew research poll shows that the gap right now for mitt romney is worse than john mccain's. mccain had a 36-point gap. romney has a 39-point gap. pew's last poll understated the degree to which john mccain was going to lose latinos. and their last poll this year is projecting a 39-point loss for romney. in another poll, the decisions poll out ahead of the election a couple days ago shows an even worse result. pew has romney down by 39 points. latino decisions has him down by 49 points. 13 points worse than john mccain did when john mccain lost badly. so yes, this race is close. the polls say president obama is likely to win even though it's going to be close. if you're curious, the reason they think they might not lose is because of who they think will actually vote. who will be able to vote and have their vote counted? they are counti
back to 2008 when john mccain got walloped by barack obama, that was the margin by which john mccain lost the latino vote. being behind by 36 points means you can't win the election. you have to do better if you want to win the presidency. the national pew research poll shows that the gap right now for mitt romney is worse than john mccain's. mccain had a 36-point gap. romney has a 39-point gap. pew's last poll understated the degree to which john mccain was going to lose latinos. and their...
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>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian katulis, thank you for joining us from wisconsin and enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> reporter: you, too. >>> typhoon sanba making its way in japan. where it's heading next. we're in cereal heaven. so thanks. from the mcgregors, 'cause we love chex. so thanks. from the mcgregors, hey america, even though slisa rinna is wearing the new depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. we invite you to get a free sample and try one on too. flo: every driver is different. we've got great news for them
>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian...
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mccain for one says biden should be replaced. >> i have great admiration and respect for senator john mccain, but one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is senator mccain. >> reporter: romney stopped to settle questions on another issue, his taxes. he did not release more records but said he reviewed them and said he has not paid less than 13% any year in the last decade. jennifer davis, fox news. >> mitt romney's running mate paul ryan will make campaign stops in virginia tomorrow. ryan will attend a rally at 11 a.m. in glen allen at deep run allen. the doors at west springfield will open at 1:15 and ryan will also speak there at 3:00. joining us to talk more about this is fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin. let's start in virginia where ryan will make his appearance tomorrow. the commonwealth is shaping up again to be a key battle ground state. you think it could come down to two counties in particular? >> that's what people are talking about. it's 13 electoral votes. it went for the democrats for the first time since 1964 and they're really zeroing
mccain for one says biden should be replaced. >> i have great admiration and respect for senator john mccain, but one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential running mates is senator mccain. >> reporter: romney stopped to settle questions on another issue, his taxes. he did not release more records but said he reviewed them and said he has not paid less than 13% any year in the last decade. jennifer davis, fox news. >> mitt romney's running mate paul ryan will...
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if he is already saying that paul ryan is the choice for a vp four years ago many of us remember john mccain's running made his pick republicans agree that was not the right choice you think that decision is play a part in this decision for ronnie? i think history shows that when you make bad choices after vice- presidential nominees it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to lose the election anymore that means you'll win the election. i think what happened in the case of sarah palin is that her inexperience made mccain look bad in 2008 for having picture when there were more capable women to choose. but as for my wrong name if mayor ronnie wins this election is going to be because they wrongly convinced voters that barack obama didn't deserve a second term and that may run to be the better choice it won't be because of who he picked as a vice-presidential nominee. this is an interesting story this weekend but the fight from the days still bring the fight to barack obama and not about the choice. >>> the cut) the polls. and a new gallup poll showing the race for president is a dead
if he is already saying that paul ryan is the choice for a vp four years ago many of us remember john mccain's running made his pick republicans agree that was not the right choice you think that decision is play a part in this decision for ronnie? i think history shows that when you make bad choices after vice- presidential nominees it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to lose the election anymore that means you'll win the election. i think what happened in the case of sarah palin is that...
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mccain should be replaced. >> i have great admiration for john mccain but one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential candidates would not be john mccain. john mccai >> reporter: jennifer davis, fox news. >>> spike lee will be with us live in our 9:00 hour to talk about his latest film, red hook companier. we'll talk with lee about the project he behind on broadway, the one-man show starring boxer mike tyson. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4: 30 starts now. starts now. all right. happy friday, everyone. august17th. we get things started. closing out the week on a high note as we do on all fridays. >> a high note. temperatures hopefully not too hot. >> we don't want the temperatures to be hot. he wanted to be in a great mood, a great state of mind. >> i'm a sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin -- i'm sarah simmons. >> time to talk to tucker barnes now. you got the coat off. what does that mean. >> it means its warm anterior in here. not too badout side. should be a lot of sunshine out there. look out for the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms late today. if you're
mccain should be replaced. >> i have great admiration for john mccain but one place i would not go for advice on vice presidential candidates would not be john mccain. john mccai >> reporter: jennifer davis, fox news. >>> spike lee will be with us live in our 9:00 hour to talk about his latest film, red hook companier. we'll talk with lee about the project he behind on broadway, the one-man show starring boxer mike tyson. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4: 30 starts now....
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mitt romney, do you think he's doing better among these two groups than john mccain did four years ago? >> he actually is doing, i think, better with women than he was in 2008. and depending upon the poll -- we've seen that all of these polls are all over the place -- he did very, very well in closing -- going toward closing the gender gap after the first debate. i think during that debate he was able to show women, at least, that he was not the caricature that a lot of folks had made him out to be. i think that helped to close the gender gap. it has opened somewhat since then, don. i think just because of the aggressiveness of the obama campaign. but it's different with latinos. president obama right now is actually boating romney in every single poll a lot more than the 36 points that he beat john mccain with the latino vote. here is where i think the danger for romney lies. we've seen that even republican pollsters and voadvisers have sd that no republican can get to the white house without at least 40% of the latino vote, what george bush got when he was re-elected in 2004. he was
mitt romney, do you think he's doing better among these two groups than john mccain did four years ago? >> he actually is doing, i think, better with women than he was in 2008. and depending upon the poll -- we've seen that all of these polls are all over the place -- he did very, very well in closing -- going toward closing the gender gap after the first debate. i think during that debate he was able to show women, at least, that he was not the caricature that a lot of folks had made him...
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and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received was tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate. so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan to spend twenty-three billion of their own money, not taxpayer dollars, to build bridges, maintain track, and develop new technologies to keep freight rail and our economy moving. there's a lot riding on these rails. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> get back to joe biden in this debate with paul ryan. when biden debated palin, the big th
and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car...
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and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> get back to joe biden in this debate with paul ryan. when biden debated palin, the big thing was the expectations were so high. we thought he was going to kill her. he had to worry about being condescending for her. it was a challenge for him. this is a new debate. he relishes the notion. he is the underdog. it goes back to the time when he didn't think he could beat bob bjork. he declined his clock. >> katy. >> there was the video on the life of mitt romney. it was incredibly touching, lovely pictures of ann and how they got married. most successful in prime time, they didn't. >> you'
and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> get...
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and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> get back to joe biden in this debate with paul ryan. when biden debated palin, the big thing was the expectations were so high. we thought he was going to kill her. he had to worry about being condescendin
and the final poll suggests she wasn't that positive for john mccain. yeah, there is a risk for mitt romney. down in tampa, everybody was speaking about the next generation within the republican party. they were speaking about paul ryan more than mitt romney. chris: we're among the greats right here. when we come back, "scoops and predictions" write from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough....
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and you can see the campaign protestant vote he lost to john mccain 45% to 54%. >> ifill: we have heard the president's motorcade is moving toward mccormick center in chicago where he is expected to shortly give his final acceptance speech he's not there yet so let's talk amongst ourselves. >> i'm curious to know not only how -- michael? >> judy, just a coda to our earlier discussion, it's an obvious point that for most of american history two presidential tickets have been four white protestants. if you look at these two tickets this year, there's not a single white protestant on either ticket. i think it's a great thing, shows how far we've come. >> as mark pointed out, it's one of the first time there is's not a single veteran. >> woodruff: there is a protestant but he happens to be an african american president. >> ifill: it may be that we have other things to fight about now. because it's not as if we're suddenly more together as a result of this. >> it's not a kumbaya moment. >> ifill: i think it's probably the opposite. >> they have new things to disagree about but i think it's r
and you can see the campaign protestant vote he lost to john mccain 45% to 54%. >> ifill: we have heard the president's motorcade is moving toward mccormick center in chicago where he is expected to shortly give his final acceptance speech he's not there yet so let's talk amongst ourselves. >> i'm curious to know not only how -- michael? >> judy, just a coda to our earlier discussion, it's an obvious point that for most of american history two presidential tickets have been...
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these were his predictions for states that john mccain was definitely going to win. >> john mccain is leading in the states he's got to lead in like ohio and florida. we'll pick up pennsylvania. we think we have a good shot at virginia, new hampshire, new mexico, nevada. that's the pathway to victory for john mccain. >> you see how all those states were blue? mr. romney's confident predictions that john mccain was going to win ohio, florida, pennsylvania, virginia, new hampshire, new mexico and thef today in 2008 were wrong in every single instance. they lost every single one of those states. even though it seemed like he seemed quite confident that they were going to win all of those states the day before the election. he didn't say like he felt they were going to win. he said they have the polling data that showed they were going to win in all those states. and they did not win in any of those states. this is just part of the way the game is played. it's just bluffing. and that is important context for understanding what's going on in these last four days of the campaign. there are
these were his predictions for states that john mccain was definitely going to win. >> john mccain is leading in the states he's got to lead in like ohio and florida. we'll pick up pennsylvania. we think we have a good shot at virginia, new hampshire, new mexico, nevada. that's the pathway to victory for john mccain. >> you see how all those states were blue? mr. romney's confident predictions that john mccain was going to win ohio, florida, pennsylvania, virginia, new hampshire,...
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again like sarah palin and john mccain. but the problem is paul ryan is not identified as the guy who wants to mess with your medicare. he only touched on medicare in this speech. that is going to be a rising issue in the rest of this campaign because you have got a lot of questions on both sides. both what he and obama want to do on medicare. obama has been savvy enough to avoid the whole atomic like most people running for office do. >> in the so-called obamacare they did take $716 billion out of medicare to finance that medical program. >> i'm saying the republicans, the republicans. >> fact checker. >> before you get me wrong. if i agreed with you, we'd both be wrong. it is a real issue here that everybody has to focus on. nobody has a perfect solution to the problem. >> the money came out of reimbursements from providers and much of it was put back approximate into reducing the donut hole of preventive exams for seniors. no senior has lost any ben fates because of that money plus ryan appropriates that money that loss
again like sarah palin and john mccain. but the problem is paul ryan is not identified as the guy who wants to mess with your medicare. he only touched on medicare in this speech. that is going to be a rising issue in the rest of this campaign because you have got a lot of questions on both sides. both what he and obama want to do on medicare. obama has been savvy enough to avoid the whole atomic like most people running for office do. >> in the so-called obamacare they did take $716...
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that's the message from the chair carl levin and john mccain. they had written a letter to defense secretary leon panetta urging that the pentagon not reduce forces until the congressional committees have authorized the 2013 defense budget. the senators wrote quote, it has become clear that the pentagon plans to start making moves for the 2013 budget in the current fiscal year before the congressional committees have been able to tackle the 2013 budget request. we request that you not take actions until you meet with us first. you can read more on this story online at thehill.com. let's turn to presidential politics and the campaign for illinois. today at the university of chicago mitt romney again outlining his economic agenda pivoting away from campaigning against rick santorum and focussing his time and energy and political ammunition on barack obama. and then asked questions among those participating including young people whether or not they will vote and if so, whom to vote for. >> second question. many young people have been affected by t
that's the message from the chair carl levin and john mccain. they had written a letter to defense secretary leon panetta urging that the pentagon not reduce forces until the congressional committees have authorized the 2013 defense budget. the senators wrote quote, it has become clear that the pentagon plans to start making moves for the 2013 budget in the current fiscal year before the congressional committees have been able to tackle the 2013 budget request. we request that you not take...
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diplomacy. >> cenk: no, no, in iraq, they kicked us out. >> how long would john mccain have stayed. we knew in libya we knew in north africa what the demeanor of john mccain was from the get-go. >> cenk: wait a minute. i think we went in a smarter way than mccain would have done. so that would make a difference. >> a really big difference. >> cenk: see, on this i'm totally with lupe. you think mccain would have done anything worse than killing i. citizens without a fair trial trial. >> on foreign policy i don't think mccain would have used diplomacy the way this president has. >> if you're going to to debate this come at them. don't call them stupid, dumb, silly, or young idiots, because then you're not taking them seriously. >> cenk: that's a good point. you have to engage substantially. in the website we think you should vote no matter what. and rocky anderson and gary johnson is an independent. look through the candidates and find out what you think for yourself. when we come back, we've got a very important story--o chick-fil-a. do you remember how they were going to "kumbaya" a
diplomacy. >> cenk: no, no, in iraq, they kicked us out. >> how long would john mccain have stayed. we knew in libya we knew in north africa what the demeanor of john mccain was from the get-go. >> cenk: wait a minute. i think we went in a smarter way than mccain would have done. so that would make a difference. >> a really big difference. >> cenk: see, on this i'm totally with lupe. you think mccain would have done anything worse than killing i. citizens without a...
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he said he got a poll back and decided not to run against john mccain because john mccain would have kickd pie fanny. instead of doing fanny. instead of the usual, i enjoy my housework, and i want to spend more time with my family. he said, no he'sin he's going tt me. >> he's a sunny, uplifting presence, a warm personality. >> and john mccain and john kyle, both got together and made an ad on his behalf and endorsed him for that seat. there was a lot of unanimity, at least among republicans. >> a state for 100 years, and it's had 10 united states senators. that's all. when they elect somebody to the senate, they keep them. >> woodruff: and it's also-- the democrats keep saying if the democracy of the state keeps changing they're going to have a hope. it's not close. we don't think. >> carmona. >> carmona gave it a good run. >> and there was charge of his former colleague, the woman who-- >> ifill: his boss. >> his boss, that's right. >> woodruff: i want to come back to this gay marriage question and maybe bring in richard-- >> ifill: before you do that, i just want to remind our view
he said he got a poll back and decided not to run against john mccain because john mccain would have kickd pie fanny. instead of doing fanny. instead of the usual, i enjoy my housework, and i want to spend more time with my family. he said, no he'sin he's going tt me. >> he's a sunny, uplifting presence, a warm personality. >> and john mccain and john kyle, both got together and made an ad on his behalf and endorsed him for that seat. there was a lot of unanimity, at least among...
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mccain, laying the groundwork for the man of the hour. the vice presidential nominee this year, paul ryan. >> paul ryan and his family at the stage where he will be accepting his party's nomination for vice president. wisconsin delegates are getting their signs ready, they say they're conservative congressman is the perfect complement to mitt romney >> he is the new generation and what a great leader we have in alright and >> democrats say that ryan's budget plan will devastate state medicare but the gop says it is time to take tough choices >> people are tired of having things sugar coated and we don't want to be dazzled anymore, we want to be told the truth >> bryant's wife appeared at a breakfast with mrs. romney >> wasn't she great last night? >> rahm the electrified the convention hall as she spoke lovingly about her husband >> i thought she was wonderful >> she is a real person and i think it came across last night >> senator john mccain and former secretary of state condoleeza rice take the stage tonight. polls show that voters tru
mccain, laying the groundwork for the man of the hour. the vice presidential nominee this year, paul ryan. >> paul ryan and his family at the stage where he will be accepting his party's nomination for vice president. wisconsin delegates are getting their signs ready, they say they're conservative congressman is the perfect complement to mitt romney >> he is the new generation and what a great leader we have in alright and >> democrats say that ryan's budget plan will...
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what did we get, false affairs -- rumors of an affairs with john mccain. >> mccain got 23. >> as james carville said, the only person who saw tax returns, john mccain saw 23 years of tax returns and then he picked sarah palin. >> nothing is big hidden. >> something isn't become revealed. >> this is what turns people off from politics. this is exactly the problem we have right now. ordinary people don't care about this stuff. what they care more than anything else, their houses, their homes are under water. it used to be, it was the good old days. when you sign that mortgage check you were building wealth for your family. in washington, d.c., you got ed demarco, a bush administration holdover whose building held on by obama, who sits back and said, freddie and fannie, they came up with a report if they just reduced some of these mortgages and gave some mortgage relief and stopped overcharging people for their homes, america would save a billion dollars in foreclosures. this one bureaucrat said, no way, took it off the table. it's not even become talked about in america. the american peo
what did we get, false affairs -- rumors of an affairs with john mccain. >> mccain got 23. >> as james carville said, the only person who saw tax returns, john mccain saw 23 years of tax returns and then he picked sarah palin. >> nothing is big hidden. >> something isn't become revealed. >> this is what turns people off from politics. this is exactly the problem we have right now. ordinary people don't care about this stuff. what they care more than anything else,...
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i love this country, and so do you, and so does john mccain. the men and women who serve in our battlefields may be democrats and republicans and independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. they have not served a red america or a blue america - they have served the united states of america. [cheers and applause] [audience chanting "usa!"] so i've got news for you, john mccain. we all put our country first. america, our work will not be easy. the challenges we face require tough choices, and democrats as well as republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. for part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. what has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. and that's what we have to restore. we may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. [cheers and applause] the reality of gu
i love this country, and so do you, and so does john mccain. the men and women who serve in our battlefields may be democrats and republicans and independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. they have not served a red america or a blue america - they have served the united states of america. [cheers and applause] [audience chanting "usa!"] so i've got news for you, john mccain. we all put our country first. america,...
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mccain. it's a different dynamic than to be the frontrunner where four or five people are aiming at you throughout a debate. >> here we are on the eve practically of the first debate and it's supposed to be an economic, domestic policy. >> right. >> and now foreign policy has reared its head. we have first of all mitt romney and "the wall street journal" an op-ed, saying that these developments are not as president obama says, mere bumps in the road. they are major issues that put our security at risk, yet amid this upheaval our country seems to be at the mercy of events rather than shaping them, not moving them in a direction that protects our people or allies. and paul ryan just now on the laura engram radio show, saying this about afghanistan. >> that echos also what john mccain said on "morning joe" today. are they trying to change the skubts to get off -- subject to get off 47% and other missteps and perceived problems in their camp or see a real vulnerability here after benghazi in the
mccain. it's a different dynamic than to be the frontrunner where four or five people are aiming at you throughout a debate. >> here we are on the eve practically of the first debate and it's supposed to be an economic, domestic policy. >> right. >> and now foreign policy has reared its head. we have first of all mitt romney and "the wall street journal" an op-ed, saying that these developments are not as president obama says, mere bumps in the road. they are major...
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john mccain came in with a head of steam and won the state by a huge margin. beat romney by nearly 20 points and picked up more importantly 54 of the state's 57 then available delegates. romney won two of the 102. comparison, huckabee. and 2010. a pack of republicans fighting for the chance to take the governor's seat back from illinois democrat in the wake of the rod blagojevich corruption scandal's in that ways, kirk diller and andy fought for the vote. think of them as the romney-style candidates. centrist, moderates, business background. the other end of the spectrum, tea parties led by bill brady. others, think of them as stand-ins like rick santorum. race down to the wire. out of more than 765,000 cast votes, down to the wire. the moderate diller despind winning just over 20% of the vote. dillard and mckenna split the modern upstate vote down the middle. look at the map. brady won most of the state's rural counties including 30 and 40-point victories in places like mclean county. bloomington, illinois. macon county. those counties are key for rick santor
john mccain came in with a head of steam and won the state by a huge margin. beat romney by nearly 20 points and picked up more importantly 54 of the state's 57 then available delegates. romney won two of the 102. comparison, huckabee. and 2010. a pack of republicans fighting for the chance to take the governor's seat back from illinois democrat in the wake of the rod blagojevich corruption scandal's in that ways, kirk diller and andy fought for the vote. think of them as the romney-style...
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a lot less than john mccain. but still we know enough to win. tonight let's look at theis not far from his performance four years ago with 44 pk of the white vote. he matched his 80%. the same as we saw four years ago.efitted from a gender gap tonight. 55% to 43%, which more than made up for al. 60 pk of young people v the president. still a solid group for obama. so a lot of in for certainly they have to think about women and latinos and you ca for example, the african-american candidate, of f&co is african-american. hit on this mike murphy they have a lot to !z discuss. >> looking at that you're reacting audibly to 80% of the nonwhite vote going to obama. but the white vote declining from 403% to 40%. >> that's not obama went up. i am -- well i happen to be white. and i've been very shamed in the election by the comments made by people supposedly on behalf of the race, which we don't need perpetrators and agitators doing it. it didn't have a mass effect. that's such a good thing about the country. we're still trying to pick the best it's that
a lot less than john mccain. but still we know enough to win. tonight let's look at theis not far from his performance four years ago with 44 pk of the white vote. he matched his 80%. the same as we saw four years ago.efitted from a gender gap tonight. 55% to 43%, which more than made up for al. 60 pk of young people v the president. still a solid group for obama. so a lot of in for certainly they have to think about women and latinos and you ca for example, the african-american candidate, of...
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john mccain, even though he ran against barack obama, got 4%. and as you said, that other poll that you showed is similar to that. 4% among african-americans. so why is it, though, that mitt romney is so singularly unpopular among this substantial voting bloc? >> i'll take the contrarian view there, that he's kind of where john mccain was four years ago, which is in the low to mid-single digits. i know this poll said zero, but he's probably in the low single digits, which is kind of where john mccain was. let's be honest, it is very difficult for republicans in general. you go back 30 years, no republican's done better than 12%, according to exit polls. and against a democratic nominee, a sitting president who's african-american, it gets even tougher. and some will argue, also, that mitt romney's not really reaching out to african-american voters. so i think these numbers are what you'd expect, don. >> that's my next question. mitt romney spoke at the naacp convention next year, saying he was the man to help black people, especially when it came
john mccain, even though he ran against barack obama, got 4%. and as you said, that other poll that you showed is similar to that. 4% among african-americans. so why is it, though, that mitt romney is so singularly unpopular among this substantial voting bloc? >> i'll take the contrarian view there, that he's kind of where john mccain was four years ago, which is in the low to mid-single digits. i know this poll said zero, but he's probably in the low single digits, which is kind of where...
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is this a victory for john mccain and lindsay graham? >> i don't think so at all. they acted like bullies. they mistreated susan rice in this process. now they -- in the world of fox news, i guess, they have a scalp. but it doesn't advance their interests in any way and it basically ends this as an issue for them. they can go ahead and hold benghazi hearings, but nobody will pay any attention except fox. >> michael, what's your reaction to susan rice dropping out of contention for secretary of state? why do you think she did it, and was she forced out with just a media circus? >> no, i think that's a good point, ed. i think she did largely because of what she said. she wanted to protect the administration going into the second term, not to have the distraction of a contentious confirmation hearing. as you know, senator mccain was already positioning himself on the appropriate committee to be a part of that grilling process to come. so i think she really looked down the road and saw for the betterment of the president's agenda in trying to get ahead of the noise to
is this a victory for john mccain and lindsay graham? >> i don't think so at all. they acted like bullies. they mistreated susan rice in this process. now they -- in the world of fox news, i guess, they have a scalp. but it doesn't advance their interests in any way and it basically ends this as an issue for them. they can go ahead and hold benghazi hearings, but nobody will pay any attention except fox. >> michael, what's your reaction to susan rice dropping out of contention for...
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i didn't think the coverage in 2008 was especially fair to hillary clinton or john mccain. it wasn't the fairest coverage and i hope that doesn't happen again. >> well, don't hold your breath. take the latest distraction of congressman todd akin's offensive rape comments. every republic has denounced him. most have asked for him to withdraw from his senate race. this story has dominated the news cycle for the past 48 hours and was the first softball question at the president's presser yesterday. we after week the obama campaign dabbles in distractions, bain, romney's tax returns and now absurd attempts to tie romney to akin. and the president's media nationals are always at the ready covering the side shows instead of commanding answers to the real challenges facing our country. >> we are spending a lot of times in the last few weeks those of us in the political world talking about things other than the economy. so, you know, a lot of people are hurting out there. i would like to see more action taken and more emphasis given to this issue. >> laura: so voters, choose your m
i didn't think the coverage in 2008 was especially fair to hillary clinton or john mccain. it wasn't the fairest coverage and i hope that doesn't happen again. >> well, don't hold your breath. take the latest distraction of congressman todd akin's offensive rape comments. every republic has denounced him. most have asked for him to withdraw from his senate race. this story has dominated the news cycle for the past 48 hours and was the first softball question at the president's presser...
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the blue is the president and the red john mccain. >> this should make democrats nervous. because if romney is doing well in cities and suburbs. if santorum is running around saying romney is a crazy moderate, it would be harder for the president to say romney is a crazy conservative. >> i want to thank you all for joining us on election night here in the war room where we are relaxing and talking politics and budgets. all right. thanks for joining us. we'll see you all back here tomorrow night. ♪
the blue is the president and the red john mccain. >> this should make democrats nervous. because if romney is doing well in cities and suburbs. if santorum is running around saying romney is a crazy moderate, it would be harder for the president to say romney is a crazy conservative. >> i want to thank you all for joining us on election night here in the war room where we are relaxing and talking politics and budgets. all right. thanks for joining us. we'll see you all back here...
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the same thing happened with john mccain against president obama, after naming his running mate, sarah palin, and the combination of that with the convention, he was ahead for several days. so romney is looking to do the same. it is reasonable, but it is a big number --. >>stuart: he named sarah palin on a weekend? >>carl: it was a thursday. >>stuart: joe biden was a week >>guest: truthfully it is rare if a candidate to announce the running mate anything more than four days before the convention. in the past the conventions took place in july opposed to the end of august so we would have running mates before but with only one exception every running mate was announced at the convention or four days from it and the only exception was john edwards who was the running mate of john kerry. >>stuart: is the i.r.s. helping illegal immigrants steal taxpayer dollars? that is what a lawmaker is claiming. we report. you decide. stocks for your portfolio? with the fidelity stock screener, you can try strategies from independent experts and see wh criteria they use. such as a 5% yield on dividend-p
the same thing happened with john mccain against president obama, after naming his running mate, sarah palin, and the combination of that with the convention, he was ahead for several days. so romney is looking to do the same. it is reasonable, but it is a big number --. >>stuart: he named sarah palin on a weekend? >>carl: it was a thursday. >>stuart: joe biden was a week >>guest: truthfully it is rare if a candidate to announce the running mate anything more than four...
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that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >> the gop convention. it was, you know, old, white and boring as a stale loaf of bread. and i also think his initial efforts with latinos were lacking. if he were doing just a little better with latinos now, he probably would be winning in places like colorado. >> okay. go ahead, lz. >> taxes. he handled that conversation horribly. he's been running for president now since 2007, and he handled the situation of tax returns as if he was expecting that. he did a terrible job with that. he allowed it to dominate the conversation. there's still republicans who want to see his tax returns and that's because he did not handle that conversation well. >> one-word answer, seriously. who is going to win? lz? >> obama. >> okay. anna? >> i
that allowed candidate obama to have a superior ground game, to just have resources john mccain just was not able to put in. mitt romney did a great job raising funds in this cycle. >> your last answers will have to be a little shorter because we're running out of time. an narks i'll start with you. what did the romney team do wrong? what should he have done? >> the gop convention. it was, you know, old, white and boring as a stale loaf of bread. and i also think his initial efforts...